This book helps nurses coming to work in the UK for the first time to communicate with patients and staff. Covering a range of subjects, its main purpose is to explain colloquial language that patients might use, but is not found in conventional dictionaries e.g. 'to spend a penny' or 'trouble with [...]

A companion to nursing practice that contains over 7000 useful medical and nursing terms defined, together with 90 clear illustrations. This pocket dictionary also includes several appendices of useful clinical reference material including normal values, nutritional guidelines and useful addresses.[...]